In a tragic incident that occurred around the anniversary of one of his greatest career triumphs, Barry Wilburn, a Super Bowl-winning defensive player who helped lead the Washington Commanders, then called the Washington Redskins, to glory in the late 1980s, died in a house fire in his Tennessee home this weekend, right around Super Bowl LX. He was 62 years old at the time of his passing.
As background, Wilburn was a legend who cemented his place in National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl history when he helped lead the Redskins to the Super Bowl in 1987 with the league’s most interceptions of the season, and managed to intercept two passes during the Redskins’ victory over the Broncos, a whopping 42-10 victory. Wilburn also played with the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles after his big championship season, but never regained the same fame.
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